GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached